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Show Turkey Growers Attend Meeting Quin T. Shepherd, Marvin J. Moody, Moo-dy, Mr. and Mrs. Lafe Morley and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Nielson were among the turkey growers who at tended the three-day convention of the Utah Turkey federation in the Newhouse hotel Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Mr. Shepherd was re-elected as a director in the organization. or-ganization. Marion Olsen, Paradise was elected new president,. One speaker Saturday advised birds out to graze on range grasses gras-ses or alfalfa, to give them vitamins vita-mins and cut feed costs. Also he suggested that they feed sorghum grains as milo and kafir, grown in southern Utah, for costly corn and wheat. Local turkey growers have long fed chopped hay or baled hay, but have not ranged their thousands of birds on account of mud and wet weather. Mr. Morley came within a pin-feather pin-feather of having the grand champ ion bird at the show, with a turkey tur-key of over 37 pounds. What elim inated his entry was that is was not dry-picked. Eating turkey the year round was also stressed, and turkeys are now being marketed in small sections. sec-tions. At the closing banquet brais ed turkey was served for the first time, and proved to be a delicious way of cooking the popular bird. |